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Blacksburg Formation

Blacksburg Formation: metamorphosed sedimentary sequence of interlayered sericite schist and phyllite, sericite quartzite, marble, amphibolite and calc-silicate rock
StateSouth Carolina
NameBlacksburg Formation
Geologic ageNeoproterozoic
Original map labelCZbl
CommentsBattleground and Blacksburg Formations
Primary rock typeschist
Secondary rock typephyllite
Other rock typesquartzite; marble; amphibolite; calc-silicate rock
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Schistsericite schist, locally with graphite
Minor
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metacarbonate > Marble
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzite
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Phyllitephyllite with sericite quartzite
Metamorphic > Amphibolite
Incidental
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Calc-silicate-rock
Map references
Horton, J.Wright, and Dicken, Connie L., 2001, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Appalachian Piedmont and Blue Ridge, South Carolina Segment: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 01-298, CD
Unit references
Horton, J.Wright, and Dicken, Connie L., 2001, Preliminary Geologic Map of the Appalachian Piedmont and Blue Ridge, South Carolina Segment: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 01-298, CD
Geographic coverageCherokee

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